"Yeah, man. Just send the directions to my phone." Roman said into his cell phone. He had his back to the door and didn't hear Hope enter the room because he was talking to Bo.
"No, little brother. It's not a problem. I'll take care of it. OK, yeah later man."
Roman hung up the phone and turned to see Hope staring at him from the doorway.
"Hope." Roman said nodding to her before sitting down at his desk. "What can I do for you?"
"That was Bo on the phone." Hope said ignoring Roman's question.
'Way to state the obvious' Roman thought to himself. "Yeah it was. What can I do for you?"
"Where is Bo?"
"I don't know where he went Hope. And if he wanted you or anyone else to know he would have told you. Now, what can I do for you?"
"You can tell me where my husband is. How can we work things out if I can't find him."
Roman just stared at Hope as though she had lost her mind.
"What are you going to work out Hope? Bo is divorcing you because you walked out on him and took Ciara from him. I don't think there is anything to work out."
"I just needed some time to think after Ciara was kidnapped."
"Then you should have just told that to Bo and he would have given you space and time. But you took Ciara and left town without telling him and then when you came back you took her and moved out. That was the last straw, Hope. That wasn't you needing time to think. That was you trying to manipulate Bo into feeling guilty about not doing things your way in order to get what you want. I don't blame Bo for filing for divorce."
"Roman, how can you say that? Bo and I are meant to be together forever. He is the only man I have ever loved."
"Hope, love isn't manipulating people to get what you want. As for being meant for each other. I thought that about you guys when you first got together all those years ago. But now, I don't think you are meant to be together forever. If you were, then you two wouldn't have had all the problems and breakups that you have had."
"We have always worked it out and gotten back together. He even left Billie for me. He loves me."
"I'm not saying that he doesn't love you. I just don't think he is in love with you anymore. And yes he left Billie for you because he thought the two of you could pick up where you left off when you disappeared. But the problem is that in those years that you were missing and presumed dead, Bo changed. He went through a lot. Losing you, falling in love again, and losing her…"
"I don't want to hear about Carly Manning." Hope said loudly and with an ice cold tone of voice cutting Roman off. "She was a rebound, nothing more. If I hadn't been taken and thought dead she would never have wormed her way into Bo's life or his bed. And If they had been together when I came back Bo would have left her just like he left Billie."
"Who are you trying to convince, Hope? Me or yourself?"
"Just tell me where Bo is."
"Bo went away to do some thinking of his own. And I don't know where he is or when he is coming back. Now unless you have another reason to be here, I have work to do. Close the door behind you."
"But Roman…"
"That is an order Detective. If you are not here to work then you can leave. But this conversation is over and I have a case to work on."
The tone of Roman's voice left no question. Hope knew the he wouldn't talk to her anymore. She nodded and walked out of the office, closing the door behind her. She held her head high and walked through the squad room and out of the station knowing that all of the other officers had heard the way their commander had ended their talk and were staring at her. "If Roman won't tell me where Bo is then I will find out myself' Hope thought to herself. With that she headed to the hotel that Bo was currently staying at.
